Occurring a nationwide tour with a household of six children and two canine looks like an unattainable feat, however Walker Hayes makes it look simple.

“It’s completely jam-packed,” the nation singer, 44, completely tells Us Weekly’s Backstage Move within the newest version of the journal, on newsstands now. “Our life is fairly distinctive.”

Whereas he has been releasing music for nearly 20 years — about the identical period of time he has been married to his spouse, Laney — Hayes lately went viral on TikTok for his music “Fancy Like,” bringing his profession to new heights.

Hayes kicked off his Similar Drunk tour in Might, bringing alongside Laney, their daughters Lela, 18, Loxley, 11, and Everly, 8, their sons Chapel, 17, Baylor, 15, and Beckett, 13, and their two canine, Magnolia and Hazel.

“It’s chaotic,” Hayes tells Us. “There’s all the time any individual to hug and there’s all the time a canine to pet. Having my spouse there may be the most effective. I can actually stroll side-stage between any music and provides her a hug.”

Maintain scrolling for extra behind-the-scenes tour tales from Hayes:

Household Life on the Highway

It’s completely jam-packed. This previous weekend, we really had the in-laws on the bus with us. So it was six children, 4 canine, two bus drivers and my mother- and father-in-law. I don’t understand how they survived!

We’ve bought a reasonably cool routine. Our life could be very distinctive. We keep up a lot later than the typical household as a result of I don’t begin work till about 9:00 p.m., so we often eat an after-show dinner round 11:30 [at night]. After the gang’s gone, we get the canine and the children out in empty venues, run round and get our power out. It’s full chaos, however it beats being on the market alone.

Date Evening on Tour

We simply have to inform the children you’re by yourself. We’re fairly sincere with them. We’d like some us time, and so Laney and I’ll take a stroll, have an ice cream date or make them get on the bus and dangle within the inexperienced room for some time.

My children are merciful they usually’re very forgiving and understanding. They understand that they exist as a result of mother and pa love one another. They’re no stranger to me and Laney having a while collectively.

Tour Bus Necessities

Individuals are most likely gonna be slightly important as a result of it’s not so wholesome, however Cinnamon Toast Crunch is on there. We now have quite a lot of Hershey’s with almonds, and I even have a elaborate, non-alcoholic beer. The fridge is all the time stocked with that. So [I have] a few these after each present. Then, additionally, most of my tour bus is stuffed with canine beds, crates, leashes hanging up, something my canine want.

Inexperienced Room Vibe

With the children, Lainey and the canine, we stock fairly an abundance of toys, like corn gap, curler blades, fishing rods, ball gloves, I imply, we bought all of it. The entire storage is beneath a bus. And we even have a health club, that’s sort of distinctive. We stock slightly health heart we are able to arrange on a cart with a pull-up bar, a bench and quite a lot of dumbbells. In order that’s fairly cool. In every single place we go, it will get arrange round midday and the band can work out, my children can be a part of me. We hit the weights fairly exhausting.

With reporting by Mandie DeCamp